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Swedish
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”). Cognate with Norwegian jente.
Noun
jänta c
- a girl (female child or young woman)
(Can we date this quote?), “Å jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag] [ my lass and me]”, Fredrik August Dahlgren (lyrics), traditional (music)performed by Sven-Ingvars:[dialectal, Värmländska]
Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
Allt [likely filler] ut på landavägen [landsvägen], å [och] ja' [jag]
Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
Allt [likely filler] ut på landavägen [landsvägen]
Där mötte ho [hon] mig en môra [morgon] så klar
Å [och] sola [solen] ho [hon] sken på himmelen så rar
Å [och] vacker som ljusan dagen hon var
Mitt hjärte [hjärta], vart tog det vägen?- my lass and me
my lass and me
Out on the highway, and me
my lass and me
my lass and me
Out on the highway
There she met me on a morning so clear
And the sun shone so sweetly in the sky
And as beautiful as the bright day she was
My heart, where did it go?
Usage notes
Somewhat folksy. Could also be translated as lass, gal, wench, etc., depending on context.
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